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Spring Tornadoes, May 2003

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Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003	Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003
Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003	Red Cross volunteer Shana Harp of Pleasant Hope, Missouri gives a teddy bear to Peyton Scydloski as her mom Brandy looks on -- Pierce City, Missouri,.May 2003
Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003	Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003
Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003	Red Cross Rapid Response Team members Nancy Rutherford and David Rudduck talk with tornado victims Barbara Meadows, Tammy Turner, and Wesley Meadows in Pierce City, Missouri. May 2003
Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003	Pierce City, Missouri, Tornadoes -- May 2003
Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer Kenneth Imhoff of Springfield, Illinois, talks with tornado victims Tyler Yonker and Riley Parrigon in Pierce City, Missouri, at a Red Cross shelter. Tyler and Riley were helping distribute soft drinks to other tornado victims. May 2003	Red Cross volunteer Stephanie Grevillius from Springfield, Missouri, gives a bag of ice to 2Lt. Edward Leonard of the Civil Air Patrol in Pierce City, May 2003
Cody Cameron of Pierce City, Missouri gives a big hug to Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer Kenneth Imhoff after receiving a Red Cross teddy bear.	Trailers of food arrive for distribution to the tornado victims. Meals, snacks and beverages are delivered to affected families multiple times each day. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Fortunately Raymond Lasota's home wasn't in the direct path of the category F4 tornado that blasted its way through Arma, Kansas. Even so, the powerful winds blew the wall out of his garage, twisted the frame of his home, damaged or destroyed 3 cars, a pickup and a tractor, and completely destroyed his barn and the mobile home his son and daughter-in-law were living in. Twenty five people crowded into his storm shelter and miraculously no one was injured. May 2003, Arma, Kansas
Red Cross volunteer John Hartering of Hartford, Conn., talks with Kevin McQuitty about the damage and Kevin's recovery plans. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas	Red Cross volunteer John Hartgering came from Hartford, CT to assist in the Damage Assessment function. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
Susan Hancock was at home (in this house) when the tornado hit. She survived by going down into the basement, where she stayed as her home was blown apart. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas	Trailers of food arrive for distribution to the tornado victims. Meals, snacks and beverages are delivered to affected families multiple times each day. May 2003 Tornado -- Kansas City, Kansas
The incredible force of the winds blowing through this house can be seen by the twisted remains of the venetian blinds. May 2003 Tornadoes -- Arma, Kansas